Work & commute · Reedsburg

Work & commute in Reedsburg, WI

About one in 3 of Reedsburg’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Baraboo (8%), Madison (7%) and Lake Delton (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

35%

1,875 of 5,425 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,550 Reedsburg residents head out of town to work, 1,875 work right here, and 4,424 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Reedsburg.

3,550live here, work elsewhere

1,875live and work here

4,424work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Reedsburg goes to work

Reedsburg (in town)right here

35%1,875

Baraboo13.7 mi away

8%422

Madison42 mi away

7%385

Lake Delton11.3 mi away

6%307

Wisconsin Dells13.1 mi away

2%123

Delton10.2 mi away

2%87

Milwaukee107.1 mi away

2%84

Mauston18.8 mi away

1%78

Portage26.5 mi away

1%73

Dodgeville39.9 mi away

1%70

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%1,921

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Reedsburg commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

38%

25%

17%

21%

38%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Reedsburg is balanced between jobs and homes

1.16jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Reedsburg are

6,299 jobs are based in Reedsburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Reedsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Reedsburg

6,299 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)35%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Reedsburg residents hold

5,425 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+18%

Jobs based in Reedsburg, 2013 → 2023: 5,334 → 6,299. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.